The Okapi looks as if it is a cross between a zebra, a donkey and a giraffe. It is a very recognizable animal and is quite large, as big as a horse, and yet it was first discovered only about seventy years ago. It is very shy and retiring, living in the densest tropical forests of the Zaire basin. The …

The Oera Linda Book is an ancient manuscript that was discovered in the Netherlands in the 19th century. It is allegedly several thousand years old. The book tells of the destruction of Atland (Atlantis) in 2194 BC, and the subsequent history of the Frisian people. British publisher Trubner and Co released the book in the year 1876. The Oera Linda …

The Nathan Rothschild maxim says that you ‘make money in the stock market when blood flows in the streets’. This actually happened after 26/11 in Mumbai, when people returned to the stock market on November 28 after the terrorist attacks. Nathan Rothschild was a stock dealer in the London stock market who took advantage of early knowledge of England’s victory …

सभी धर्मशास्त्रों के अनुसार संपूर्ण ब्रह्मांड परमपिता परमेश्वर की संरचना है। जीवन से जुडी हर वस्तु ईश्वर की बनाई हुई प्रकृति द्वारा संचालित होती है। जीवन चक्र के सुख-दुख, लाभ-हानि, उत्तपत्ति-विनाश इत्यादि सभी कर्म प्रकृति द्वारा ही संचालित होते हैं। प्रकृति ही हमें भूत भविष्य व वर्तमान का बोध कराकर ज्ञान देती है। इसी ज्ञान को हमारे ऋषि-मुनियों ने संजोकर …

प्राचीन कालीनाथ महादेव देहरा उपमंडल के कालेश्वर में ब्यास नदी के तट पर स्थित है। शक्तिपीठ ज्वालामुखी से यह बारह किलोमीटर दूर है। मंदिर के साथ बहती ब्यास नदी में पूर्णिमा, अमावस्या एवं ग्रहण पर श्रद्धालु स्नान के लिए आते हैं लेकिन बैसाख महीने की सक्रांति पर यहां दान, पूजा और स्नान का अत्यधिक महत्व है। कालीनाथ मंदिर उस समय …

Democracy is the kind of government in which the people play a part, usually by voting for representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

In 1986 the famous insurance company Lioyds of London moved to a new offices – the Lioyds Building. It was designed by the British architect Richard Rogers. The appearance of the building caused much argument because all its internal services, such as the plumbing are on the outside.

As bats flap through the musty castle, a coffin lid creaks open and an ashy white hand gropes for the cover. The lid slides off and a caped figure rises in the gloom – Dracula is on the prowl! Vampires have enthralled generations of readers and moviegoers; and the most popular ‘vampire’ is the fearsome Count Dracula of Transylvania. Of …

The inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), hooknosed sea snake (Enhydrina schistosa), and Russel’s viper(Vipera russelii) are all the most venomous snakes. The strength of theire venom was checked on the sample mice and 50% of them were killed within 24 hours. Sea snakes are also terribly venomous, but they must be provoked to attack and they rarely do.

In English-speaking countries, the most common surname is what you expect: Smith. But the most common surname in the world is Chang, with a total of more than 80 million! And the most common first name in the world? Mohammed!